Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and was 41.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Cape Verde, 1990–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 41.2% for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Cape Verde peaked at 70.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 41.2%, in 2023.
Cape Verde ranks 72nd of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 65.1% | — |
| 1991 | 65.9% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 66.2% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 66.7% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 67.2% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 67.4% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 68.1% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 68.5% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 69.0% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 69.7% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 69.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 70.4% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 70.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 70.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 70.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 70.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 70.0% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 69.4% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 68.8% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 67.8% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 66.7% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 65.7% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 64.2% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 62.6% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 61.2% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 59.2% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 57.3% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 55.2% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 53.1% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 50.8% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 48.4% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 46.1% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 43.9% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 41.2% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.4% | 65.1% | 69.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.9% | 67.8% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.6% | 50.8% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 41.2% | 48.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Cape Verde?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Cape Verde was 41.2% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 70.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.2% in 2023.
- How does Cape Verde rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and?
- Cape Verde ranks 72nd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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